Pebble Time

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In Short

Pebble Time is the follow-up to the popular Pebble and Pebble Steel. Pebble Time is 20% thinner than the original Pebble, and features a stainless steel bezel, scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass screen, always-on color e-paper display, and up to 7 days of battery life. It launched on February 24th 2015 via a Kickstarter campaign, where early birds were able to back the device for $159 in one of three colors.

Pebble Time also features a quick-release strap with a smart accessory port, which allows for third-party developers to create new straps with sensors that interact directly with the watch.

The device is also sporting a new version of Pebble OS dubbed Timeline, which organizes and displays contextual information like weather, news, flights, and reminders chronologically on your watch. In addition to seeing current notifications, you'll be able to read through previous notifications at any time. All of the current Pebble apps and watch faces are compatible with Pebble Time as well.

Pebble Time 2

On May 24, 2016, a new Kickstarter was launched for the Pebble Time 2 (along with the Pebble 2 and Pebble Core). The Time 2 is available in gold, black or silver and features a new design with 53% more screen space. It retains many of the same features as the previous version, adding an always-on heart rate monitor, better fitness tracking and longer battery life.

22 December 201622By Justus PerryIt came in on a sudden rush of Kickstarter money, and it's gone again just as quickly. The Pebble brand is no more, having been acquired by Fitbit. MrMobile (and special guest Joshua Vergara) look back on the glory days, and what to wear now.

15 December 201610By Harish JonnalagaddaFollowing its acquisition by Fitbit, Pebble has detailed changes to its software and cloud-based services. The company is stating that its smartwatches will continue to work at least until the end of 2017, with the Pebble SDK, APIs, mobile apps, and the Pebble appstore set to remain in service.

07 December 201673By Harish JonnalagaddaFollowing reports from earlier today, Fitbit has officially announced that it is acquiring "specific assets" of Pebble. No monetary terms were disclosed, but Bloomberg's report suggested the deal was valued under $40 million. Following the acquisition, Pebble will cease to exist.

07 December 201612By Harish JonnalagaddaFitbit is reportedly getting ready to acquire Pebble's software assets. Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg notes that the deal is valued at under $40 million, and will include hiring Pebble's software engineers as well as the company's IP

30 August 201616By Jared DiPanePebble has introduced version 4.0 of its software focusing on speed and making it work better for you. From a faster launcher with app glances to an all-new Pebble Health app, there is a whole lot of changes in this update.

08 July 20164By Jared DiPaneYou can pick up a brand new Pebble Time smartwatch for just $85 at eBay, a savings of $65 from its normal price. This deal may not last long, so don't wait to place your order.

15 June 201611By John CallahamPebble has begun taking orders for polished gold and silver versions of its Pebble Time Round smartwatch via its current Kickstarter campaign. The backers will receive the watches before anyone else in September.

07 June 201610By John CallahamPebble has released a new firmware update for its Pebble Time series of smartwatches. The update includes a new Weather app along with improvements to its health features.

02 June 201618By John CallahamPebble has revealed that its upcoming Pebble Core wearable 3G computing device will offer Amazon Alexa integration at launch. offering a number of voice-activated features.